Here are some schedule highlights from the season as released by the Browns.

The season opens at home on September 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles at 1 p.m. It's the 13th time in the past 14 seasons the Browns begin the year at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

The Browns travel to Baltimore for a primetime match-up with the Ravens on Thursday, September 27 at M&T Bank Stadium.

The Browns open AFC North play in Week 2 when they travel to Cincinnati to face the Bengals on Sunday, September 16.

For the fourth time in five seasons, the Browns will face the defending Super Bowl Champions as they square off with the New York Giants on Sunday, October 7. The contest will mark the first time Cleveland will play in MetLife Stadium. The Browns will also make their debut in Cowboys Stadium on Sunday, November 18, when they face the Dallas Cowboys.

The club's bye week is scheduled for the week of November 11, their latest bye since 2002, which was also in Week 10.

For the first time since 2004, Cleveland will close out the regular season with two road games as they travel to Denver (Sunday, December 23) and Pittsburgh (Sunday, December 30). It marks the third straight year and fourth time in the last five seasons that the Browns close the regular season against the Steelers.

Also today, the Browns announced the dates and times of their 2012 preseason schedule, which consists of road games against Detroit (Friday, August 10) and Green Bay (Thursday, August 16) and home contests against Philadelphia (Friday, August 24) and Chicago (Thursday, August 30).

Cleveland Browns 2012 season tickets are now available. Fans can purchase season tickets by calling (440) 824-3434, toll free at (888) 891-1999 or online at www.ClevelandBrowns.com